# Athletics at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's 200 metres

The Men's 200 metres at the 2010 Commonwealth Games as part of the athletics programme was held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Saturday 9 October and Sunday 10 October 2010.

## Records

| World Record | 19.19 | Usain Bolt | JAM | Berlin, Germany | 20 August 2009 |
| Games Record | 19.97 | Frank Fredericks | NAM | Victoria, Canada | 1994 |

## Round 1

First 3 in each heat (Q) and 8 best performers (q) advance to the Round 2.

### Heat 1

| Rank | Lane | Name | Reaction Time | Result | Notes |
| 1 | 6 | Leon Baptiste (ENG) | 0.192 | 21.06 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Jamial Rolle (BAH) | 0.192 | 21.25 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Nelson Stone (PNG) | 0.241 | 21.37 | Q |
| 4 | 8 | Richard Richardson (ANT) | 0.234 | 21.37 | q, PB |
| 5 | 5 | Jean Milazar (SIN) | 0.188 | 21.46 | q |
| 6 | 2 | Hussain Inaas (IND) | 0.198 | 23.06 | |
| – | 7 | Robert Ibeh (MRI) | | | DNS |

### Heat 2

| Rank | Lane | Name | Reaction Time | Result | Notes |
| 1 | 7 | Aziz Zakari (GHA) | 0.185 | 21.32 | Q |
| 2 | 6 | Steve Slowly (JAM) | 0.178 | 21.50 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Bockarie Sesay (SLE) | 0.154 | 22.69 | Q |
| 4 | 8 | Saidi Ndayisaba (RWA) | 0.186 | 22.85 | |
| 5 | 2 | George Pine (KIR) | 0.164 | 22.95 | PB |
| 6 | 4 | Hywel Robinson (GUE) | 0.216 | 22.98 | |
| – | 9 | Bryan Barnett (CAN) | 0.213 | | DNF |
| – | 5 | Chavaughn Walsh (ANT) | | | DNS |

### Heat 3

| Rank | Lane | Name | Reaction Time | Result | Notes |
| 1 | 2 | Jared Connaughton (CAN) | 0.187 | 20.97 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Alli Ngaimoko (UGA) | 0.208 | 21.21 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Louis Coiffic (MRI) | 0.166 | 21.45 | Q |
| 4 | 4 | Nana Samm (GHA) | 0.193 | 21.63 | q |
| 5 | 7 | Abdoulie Assim (GAM) | 0.226 | 21.91 | q |
| 6 | 3 | Neddy Marie (SEY) | 0.281 | 22.68 | |
| – | 8 | Desroy Findlay (ANG) | 0.190 | 24.41 | |

### Heat 4

| Rank | Lane | Name | Reaction Time | Result | Notes |
| 1 | 8 | Allah Laryea-Akrong (GHA) | 0.190 | 21.08 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Christian Malcolm (WAL) | 0.170 | 21.14 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Harold Houston (BER) | 0.157 | 21.42 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | David Hamil (CAY) | 0.186 | 22.01 | q |
| 5 | 7 | Shanoi Richardson (ANG) | 0.182 | 22.96 | |
| – | 5 | Jack Iroga (SOL) | F$^1$ | | DSQ |
| – | 6 | Delano Williams (TCI) | | | DNS |

### Heat 5

| Rank | Lane | Name | Reaction Time | Result | Notes |
| 1 | 8 | Anderson Mutegi (KEN) | 0.365 | 21.40 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Suwaibou Sanneh (GAM) | 0.192 | 21.48 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Dharambir (IND) | 0.213 | 21.48 | Q |
| 4 | 5 | Matt Davies (AUS) | 0.179 | 21.54 | q |
| 5 | 4 | John Rivan (PNG) | 0.218 | 22.36 | |
| 6 | 7 | Ibrahim Turay (SLE) | 0.215 | 22.54 | |
| 7 | 6 | Dylan Ogotau (NIU) | 0.267 | 24.81 | |

### Heat 6

| Rank | Lane | Name | Reaction Time | Result | Notes |
| 1 | 3 | Marlon Devonish (ENG) | 0.166 | 21.15 | Q |
| 2 | 8 | Kipkemoi Soy (KEN) | 0.213 | 21.30 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Idrissa Adam (CMR) | 0.215 | 21.66 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Ahmed Ondimba (MRI) | 0.165 | 21.68 | q |
| 5 | 2 | Lester Ryan (MNT) | 0.153 | 22.53 | |
| 6 | 7 | Felix Mwango (MAW) | 0.199 | 23.58 | |
| – | 9 | Xavier Niuia-Tofa (NIU) | | | DNS |

### Heat 7

| Rank | Lane | Name | Reaction Time | Result | Notes |
| 1 | 5 | Rasheed Dwyer (JAM) | 0.210 | 21.23 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Stephen Barasa (KEN) | 0.171 | 21.29 | Q, SB |
| 3 | 2 | Antoine Adams (SKN) | 0.197 | 21.72 | Q |
| 4 | 7 | Ousman Gibba (GAM) | 0.193 | 22.03 | |
| 5 | 8 | Saaid Hassan (MDV) | 0.187 | 22.07 | NR |
| 6 | 3 | Adison Alfred (SOL) | 0.258 | 22.84 | SB |
| – | 6 | Abdul Qureshi (IND) | F$^1$ | | DSQ |

### Heat 8

| Rank | Lane | Name | Reaction Time | Result | Notes |
| 1 | 6 | Mosito Lehata (LES) | 0.191 | 21.02 | Q, PB |
| 2 | 3 | Lansford Spence (JAM) | 0.275 | 21.12 | Q |
| 3 | 7 | Emmanuel Callender (TRI) | 0.186 | 21.16 | Q |
| 4 | 8 | Shehan Abeyptiya (SRI) | 0.197 | 21.17 | q, PB |
| 5 | 4 | Shernyl Burns (MNT) | 0.183 | 22.50 | |
| 6 | 2 | Chris Walasi (SOL) | 0.219 | 22.81 | |
| 7 | 9 | Musa Sandy (SLE) | 0.206 | 23.19 | |
| 8 | 5 | Ponifasio Tahamaka (NIU) | 0.187 | 24.40 | |

## Round 2

First 3 in each heat (Q) and 4 best performers (q) advance to the Semifinals.

### Heat 1

| Rank | Lane | Name | Reaction Time | Result | Notes |
| 1 | 5 | Marlon Devonish (ENG) | 0.173 | 20.90 | Q |
| 2 | 6 | Jamial Rolle (BAH) | 0.203 | 21.03 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Shehan Abeyptiya (SRI) | 0.218 | 21.12 | Q, PB |
| 4 | 4 | Allah Laryea-Akrong (GHA) | 0.192 | 21.16 | q |
| 5 | 8 | Louis Coiffic (MRI) | 0.163 | 21.19 | SB |
| 6 | 9 | Dharambir (IND) | 0.214 | 21.20 | PB |
| 7 | 3 | Matt Davies (AUS) | 0.168 | 21.42 | |
| 8 | 7 | Stephen Barasa (KEN) | 0.208 | 21.50 | |

### Heat 2

| Rank | Lane | Name | Reaction Time | Result | Notes |
| 1 | 7 | Jared Connaughton (CAN) | 0.172 | 20.60 | Q, SB |
| 2 | 4 | Lansford Spence (JAM) | 0.200 | 20.60 | Q, PB |
| 3 | 8 | Emmanuel Callender (TRI) | 0.171 | 20.91 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Mosito Lehata (LES) | 0.188 | 20.97 | q, PB |
| 5 | 5 | Anderson Mutegi (KEN) | 0.252 | 21.31 | |
| 6 | 3 | Nana Samm (GHA) | 0.191 | 21.52 | |
| 7 | 2 | Abdoulie Assim (GAM) | 0.214 | 21.90 | |
| 8 | 9 | Bockarie Sesay (SLE) | 0.178 | 22.63 | |

### Heat 3

| Rank | Lane | Name | Reaction Time | Result | Notes |
| 1 | 4 | Christian Malcolm (WAL) | 0.177 | 20.93 | Q |
| 2 | 7 | Aziz Zakari (GHA) | 0.177 | 21.00 | Q |
| 3 | 9 | Nelson Stone (PNG) | 0.201 | 21.30 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Jean Milazar (SIN) | 0.160 | 21.41 | |
| 5 | 5 | Suwaibou Sanneh (GAM) | 0.200 | 21.52 | |
| 6 | 6 | Steve Slowly (JAM) | 0.173 | 21.54 | |
| 7 | 8 | Antoine Adams (SKN) | 0.182 | 21.69 | |
| 8 | 2 | David Hamil (CAY) | 0.201 | 22.32 | |

### Heat 4

| Rank | Lane | Name | Reaction Time | Result | Notes |
| 1 | 7 | Leon Baptiste (ENG) | 0.141 | 20.68 | Q |
| 2 | 6 | Rasheed Dwyer (JAM) | 0.181 | 20.93 | Q |
| 3 | 8 | Harold Houston (BER) | 0.164 | 21.06 | Q |
| 4 | 4 | Kipkemoi Soy (KEN) | 0.197 | 21.16 | q |
| 5 | 5 | Alli Ngaimoko (UGA) | 0.196 | 21.17 | q |
| 6 | 2 | Ahmed Ondimba (MRI) | 0.182 | 21.64 | |
| 7 | 3 | Richard Richardson (ANT) | 0.225 | 21.65 | |
| 8 | 9 | Idrissa Adam (CMR) | 0.236 | 21.69 | |

## Semifinals

First 3 in each heat (Q) and 2 best performers (q) advance to the Final.

### Semifinal 1

| Rank | Lane | Name | Reaction Time | Result | Notes |
| 1 | 4 | Leon Baptiste (ENG) | 0.177 | 20.43 | Q, PB |
| 2 | 6 | Christian Malcolm (WAL) | 0.203 | 20.53 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Lansford Spence (JAM) | 0.206 | 20.54 | Q, PB |
| 4 | 9 | Emmanuel Callender (TRI) | 0.247 | 21.05 | q |
| 5 | 7 | Jamial Rolle (BAH) | 0.202 | 21.17 | |
| 6 | 8 | Nelson Stone (PNG) | 0.249 | 21.30 | |
| 7 | 2 | Allah Laryea-Akrong (GHA) | 0.191 | 21.45 | |
| 8 | 3 | Alli Ngaimoko (UGA) | 0.168 | 21.61 | |

### Semifinal 2

| Rank | Lane | Name | Reaction Time | Result | Notes |
| 1 | 6 | Jared Connaughton (CAN) | 0.161 | 20.65 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Marlon Devonish (ENG) | 0.148 | 20.70 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Aziz Zakari (GHA) | 0.186 | 21.00 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Mosito Lehata (LES) | 0.161 | 21.05 | q |
| 5 | 7 | Rasheed Dwyer (JAM) | 0.201 | 21.13 | |
| 6 | 9 | Harold Houston (BER) | 0.167 | 21.25 | |
| 7 | 2 | Kipkemoi Soy (KEN) | 0.224 | 21.50 | |
| – | 8 | Shehan Abeyptiya (SRI) | | | DNS |

## Final

| Rank | Lane | Name | Reaction Time | Result | Notes |
| | 4 | Leon Baptiste (ENG) | 0.175 | 20.45 | PB |
| | 9 | Lansford Spence (JAM) | 0.201 | 20.49 | PB |
| | 6 | Christian Malcolm (WAL) | 0.190 | 20.52 | |
| 4 | 7 | Jared Connaughton (CAN) | 0.156 | 20.62 | |
| 5 | 5 | Marlon Devonish (ENG) | 0.152 | 20.75 | |
| 6 | 8 | Aziz Zakari (GHA) | 0.184 | 21.08 | |
| 7 | 2 | Emmanuel Callender (TRI) | 0.166 | 21.12 | |
| 8 | 3 | Mosito Lehata (LES) | 0.185 | 21.13 | |